庾

yǔ
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 (classical) an open-air grain heap; granary
  2. 2 (classical) surname Yu

Examples

HSK 7-9
钉头磷磷,多于在庾之粟粒。
Dīngtóu línlín, duōyú zài yǔ zhī sùlì.
The nail-heads on the gates outnumber the grains of millet in the open granaries.

Tips

history
庾 is not used on its own in modern Chinese. It meant an open-air heap of grain or a riverside granary in classical texts, and survives mainly as a surname and in old literature such as Du Mu's rhapsody.
register
Literary and historical; encountered in classical prose and in the surname, not in speech.

Components

radical
广 guǎng
building against a cliff; shelter
广 is the lean-to / building radical, marking this as a kind of structure - here a store for grain.
phonetic
臾 yú
moment; a short while
臾 supplies the sound; the reading has shifted from 臾 to 庾 with a tone change, a common phonetic drift.

Stroke Order

庾 yǔ